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Title

Warehouse, Water and Dock Streets (Brooklyn)

Artist

Berenice Abbott

Artist Life Dates

1898-1991

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1936

Accession Number

1971/2.137

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

architecture

figures

locality

modern and contemporary art

new york

north & central america

objects

people and occupations

streets

united states

Title

New York at Night

Artist

Berenice Abbott

Artist Life Dates

1898-1991

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1932

Accession Number

2002/1.156

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

cityscapes

locality

new york

north & central america

time

united states

Title

Riverside, California

Artist

Albert Abramowitz

Artist Life Dates

(Latvia, 1879 - 1963)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1937

Accession Number

1943.3

Medium and Support

wood engraving on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

architecture

geography

how we live

locality

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

organizations

united states

Title

Untitled?

Artist

Alice Acheson

Artist Life Dates

1895-1996

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1970

Accession Number

1970/2.3

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

americas

colorado

geography

houses

landscapes

locality

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

plants

the natural world

united states

Title

Pot

Artist

Artist Unknown, Acoma Pueblo, Native American

Physical Description

A squat, gracefully rounded pot with a mouth that is slightly smaller than the widest circumference of the pot, and a tapered base. The interior is colored white. There is a band of black along the brim. The exterior is decorated with a pattern of alternating squares: brownish-orange squares divided vertically by a white stripe broken by three thin black lines; and white squares divided diagonally with wave-like black shapes.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930

Accession Number

1984/2.20

Medium and Support

earthenware

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

containers by form

descriptors

design elements

modern and contemporary art

native north american styles

object genres

object genres by material

objects

objects we use

people and culture

pottery (object genre)

pueblo

religion

religions

rio grande pueblo styles

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the americas

Title

Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, Yosemite Valley, California, from "Museum Set Edition"

Artist

Ansel Adams

Artist Life Dates

1902-1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1927

Accession Number

1981/2.160

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

architecture

atmospheric effects

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

locality

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

the natural world

united states

valleys

Title

Aspens (vertical), Northern New Mexico, from the "Museum Set Edition"

Artist

Ansel Adams

Artist Life Dates

1902-1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1958

Accession Number

1982/2.75

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

atmospheric effects

locality

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

plants

the natural world

united states

Title

Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite Valley, California, from the "Museum Set Edition"

Artist

Ansel Adams

Artist Life Dates

1902-1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1938; printed 1980

Accession Number

1987/1.171

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

architecture

atmospheric effects

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

locality

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

plants

seasons

the natural world

united states

valleys

Title

Merced River, Cliffs, Autumn, Yosemite Valley, California, from the "Museum Set Edition"

Artist

Ansel Adams

Artist Life Dates

1902-1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1939; printed 1980

Accession Number

1987/1.172

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

atmospheric effects

geography

locality

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

plants

seasons

the natural world

united states

valleys

Title

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, from "Museum Set Edition"

Artist

Ansel Adams

Artist Life Dates

1902-1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1941

Accession Number

1988/1.87

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

houses

locality

modern and contemporary art

moons

north & central america

plants

the natural world

time

united states

Title

Sand Dunes, Sunrise, Death Valley National Monument, California, from "Museum Set Edition"

Artist

Ansel Adams

Artist Life Dates

1902-1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1948

Accession Number

1988/1.91

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

architecture

associated concepts

atmospheric effects

earth sciences concepts

geography

locality

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

the natural world

united states

Title

Tenaya Creek, Dogwood, Rain, Yosemite Valley, California, from "Museum Set Edition"

Artist

Ansel Adams

Artist Life Dates

1902-1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1948

Accession Number

1985/2.96

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

locality

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

plants

the natural world

united states

valleys

Title

Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Sierra Nevada, California, from the 'Museum Set Edition'

Artist

Ansel Adams

Artist Life Dates

1902-1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1932; printed 1980

Accession Number

1985/2.97

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

geography

ice

locality

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

the natural world

united states

Title

Near Tram Pas, New Mexico

Artist

Ansel Adams

Artist Life Dates

1902-1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1902-1984

Accession Number

1971/2.135

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

atmospheric effects

landscapes

locality

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

plants

the natural world

united states

Title

Antelope House Ruin, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona, from "Portfolio VI"

Artist

Ansel Adams

Artist Life Dates

1902-1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1942

Accession Number

1974/1.126

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

architecture

buildings

houses

locality

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

united states

Title

Maroon Bells, near Aspen, Colorado, from "Portfolio VI"

Artist

Ansel Adams

Artist Life Dates

1902-1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1951; portfolio 1974

Accession Number

1974/1.127

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

atmospheric effects

geography

locality

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

the natural world

united states

Title

Silverton, Colorado, from "Portfolio VI"

Artist

Ansel Adams

Artist Life Dates

1902-1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1951

Accession Number

1974/1.128

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

architecture

houses

locality

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

united states

Title

Graduation Dress, Yosemite Valley, California, from "Portfolio VI"

Artist

Ansel Adams

Artist Life Dates

1902-1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1948

Accession Number

1974/1.129

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

child

figures

geography

locality

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

united states

valleys

Title

Fresh Snow, Yosemite Valley, California, from "Portfolio VI"

Artist

Ansel Adams

Artist Life Dates

1902-1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1947

Accession Number

1974/1.133

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

atmospheric effects

branches

geography

locality

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

plants

seasons

the natural world

united states

valleys

Title

Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, California, from "Museum Set Edition"

Artist

Ansel Adams

Artist Life Dates

1902-1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1944; printed 1980

Accession Number

1988/1.89

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

atmospheric effects

events

geography

locality

modern and contemporary art

natural events

north & central america

people and culture

plants

seasons

the natural world

united states

Title

Grand Canyon of the Colorado River, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, from "Museum Set Edition"

Artist

Ansel Adams

Artist Life Dates

1902-1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1942; printed 1980

Accession Number

1984/1.269

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

geography

locality

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

united states

Title

Winter in Ann Arbor

Artist

Khaled al-Saa'i

Artist Life Dates

b. 1970

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

2002

Accession Number

2003/1.366

Medium and Support

natural ink, tempera and gouache on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

asian

genres

locality

lower peninsula

making art

michigan

north & central america

types

united states

Title

Long Island Angel

Artist

Mel Alexenberg

Artist Life Dates

b. 1937

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1937-1987

Accession Number

1987/2.38

Medium and Support

serigraph on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

locality

new york

north & central america

religion

subject matter

united states

Title

The Famous Picnic at Val Kill

Artist

Ann Murfee Allen

Physical Description

Primitive painting depicting three sailboats in the foreground, and figures sitting around tables and standing on a lawn in the middle ground, with two houses in the background.

Artist Life Dates

1923 - 1995

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1975

Accession Number

2002/1.178

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

american regions

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

buildings and the land

concepts in the arts

descriptors

dwellings

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

how we live

identifying artifacts

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

north american

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

plants

political and social issues

residential structures

sailing vessels by size

seating furniture

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

single seating furniture

standing

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

support furniture

tables (support furniture)

tables by function

the americas

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

visual works

visual works by subject type

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

waterscapes

woody plants

Title

Untitled vessel

Artist

Ray Allen

Physical Description

A bulbous vessel with a narrow base and wide mouth that is flanged. The vessel is made up of small, glued pieces of wood that are then turned, creating an intricate pattern in the wood's fine, finished surface. The predominate decorations are bands of diamonds and triangles that run around the widest point of the vessel and beneath the flanged mouth.

Large wood vessel with rings of Native American-inspired design patterns

Artist Life Dates

(Dickson, Tennessee, 1930 - 2000, Yuma, Arizona)

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1995

Accession Number

2002/2.119

Medium and Support

mesquite, satin wood, blood wood, rose wood, curly maple, ebony, dyed veneer

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

design elements

materials

materials by origin

native north american styles

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

plant material

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the americas

wood and wood products

Title

Bessie and Nadine

Artist

Catherine Angel

Physical Description

Two girls cuddled in a hole surrounded by dirt.

Object Creation Date

2000; printed 2005

Accession Number

2013/2.87

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

modern american styles and periods

modern north american styles and movements

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the americas

Title

Sugarcane Workers with Machetes Raised, Cuba

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

A group of Cuban sugarcane workers cry out and raise their machetes.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2012/2.81

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

american regions

caribbean

cutting equipment

cutting tools

equipment

equipment by process

knives (cutting tools)

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

positives

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the americas

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

School Recess, Cuba, 1970

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

A group of young children in Cuba. The title states that they have been let out for recess, and the children are smiling and running out of the school as well as waving their arms, possibly at the photographer.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2012/2.83

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

american regions

buildings and the land

caribbean

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

institutional buildings

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the americas

youth

Title

Statue of Liberty, New York

Artist

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi

Artist Life Dates

1834-1904

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1855

Accession Number

1987/1.190

Medium and Support

watercolor on white wove paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

architecture

geography

locality

new york

north & central america

objects

objects we use

plants

statues

the natural world

transportation vehicles

united states

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

waterscapes

Title

New York Landscape

Artist

Frederick W. Becker

Artist Life Dates

1888-1974

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1936

Accession Number

1943.7

Medium and Support

wood engraving on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

cityscapes

how we live

locality

modern and contemporary art

new york

north & central america

objects

organizations

transportation

united states

vehicles

water towers

Title

Women's College, San Francisco

Artist

Ray Bertrand

Artist Life Dates

1909-1986

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1935

Accession Number

1943.10

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

architecture

cityscapes

geography

how we live

locality

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

organizations

plants

the natural world

united states

Title

'Crépuscule' - looking towards Central Park South from the Park

Artist

Johann Bethelsen

Artist Life Dates

(active 1883 - )

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1946/2.2

Medium and Support

pastel on gray paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

buildings and the land

locality

new york

north & central america

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

united states

Title

Unidentified Lady from Boston

Artist

John S. Blunt

Artist Life Dates

1798-1835

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1831

Accession Number

1975/2.100

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

americas

figures

locality

massachusetts

north & central america

people and occupations

united states

women

Title

Manhattan Excavation

Artist

Muirhead Bone

Artist Life Dates

1876-1953

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1923

Accession Number

1988/2.23

Medium and Support

drypoint on Japan paper

Secondary Keywords

additive and joining processes and techniques

americas

assembling

descriptors

locality

modern and contemporary art

new york

north & central america

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

united states

Title

Redding Woods, Connecticut, from "Color Nature Landscapes II"

Artist

Paul Caponigro

Artist Life Dates

born 1932

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1969

Accession Number

1985/1.90.2

Medium and Support

cibachrome print on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

locality

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

plants

the natural world

united states

woods

Title

Straw and Bramble, Redding, C.T., from "Color Nature Landscapes I"

Artist

Paul Caponigro

Artist Life Dates

born 1932

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1983-1984

Accession Number

1984/2.71.4

Medium and Support

cibachrome print on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

clothing

hats

locality

modern and contemporary art

nature

north & central america

objects

the natural world

united states

Title

Woods, Redding, Conn.

Artist

Paul Caponigro

Artist Life Dates

born 1932

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1968

Accession Number

1984/1.293

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

atmospheric effects

locality

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

plants

reflections

the natural world

united states

waterscapes

woods

Title

Straw and Bramble, Redding, C.T., from "Color Nature Landscapes"

Artist

Paul Caponigro

Artist Life Dates

born 1932

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1976; printed 1983

Accession Number

1987/1.273.1

Medium and Support

cibachrome print on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

grasses

locality

modern and contemporary art

nature

north & central america

the natural world

united states

Title

Merced River, Yosemite, CA

Artist

Paul Caponigro

Artist Life Dates

born 1932

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1983

Accession Number

2002/1.230

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

geography

locality

north & central america

the natural world

united states

Title

UtopianCannibal.org

Artist

Enrique Chagoya

Physical Description

Codex book connected by a series of eight accordian folds composed of lithographs, woodcuts, chine collé, and collage. The work reads right to left with the rightmost page titled "UtopianCannibal.org" and the leftmost page with the single word "Fin" (translates to "end").

Artist Life Dates

born 1953

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2001/2.81

Medium and Support

color lithograph, woodcut, chine collé, and collage

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

american regions

art genres

artistic concepts

artistic devices

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

how we live

north american

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the americas

visual works

visual works by function

Title

Old Houses on Liberty St., Ann Arbor

Artist

Samuel Chamberlain

Artist Life Dates

1895-1975

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1926

Accession Number

1940.143

Medium and Support

drypoint

Secondary Keywords

americas

houses

locality

lower peninsula

michigan

north & central america

streets

united states

Title

Food Will Win the War - You cam here seeking Freedom - You must now help to preserve it - Wheat is needed for the allies - Waste nothing

Artist

Charles Edward Chambers

Physical Description

Text: Food Will Win the War - You cam here seeking Freedom - You must now help to preserve it - Wheat is needed for the allies - Waste nothing - United States Food Administration

Artist Life Dates

1883-1941

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1917-1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.17

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

armed conflicts

associated concepts

declaratory and advertising artifacts

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

events

figures

geography

how we live

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

locality

materials

materials by function

modern and contemporary art

new york

north & central america

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

ships

text-based art

united states

war

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

world wars

Title

Mexican Woman

Artist

Jean Charlot

Artist Life Dates

1898-1979

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1924

Accession Number

1948/2.22

Medium and Support

black and red conté crayon on buff paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

locality

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

objects

Title

Journey of the Soul to the Paradise of the Queen Mother of the West

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Limestone slab carved bas-relief with six registers. The lower register depicts a chariot procession above fish-inhabited waters. The central three registers depict figures carrying out funerary rites. The top register shows a winged creature with a human face flanked by two writhing dragons and other animals, including two rabbits and a nine-tailed fox.

Century

2nd century

Object Creation Date

2nd century

Accession Number

2000/2.1

Medium and Support

carved limestone slab

Secondary Keywords

agricultural equipment

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buildings and the land

ceremonial objects

death

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

equipment

equipment by process

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

funerary structures

great lake and central woodland native american styles

how we live

inorganic material

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

legendary creatures

mammals

materials

materials by composition

native american

native north american styles

object genres

object genres by function

object-making processes and techniques

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religious structures

rites of passage

scientific concepts

sculpture techniques

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the americas

tools and equipment

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Americans All! Victory Liberty Loan

Artist

Howard Chandler Christy

Physical Description

Text: American's All! Victory Liberty Loan - (right) Honor Roll - Du Bois, Smith, O'Brien, Cjeka, Hauke, Pappandrikopolous, Andrassi, Villotto, Levy, Turovich, Kowalski, Chirczanevicz, Knutson, Gonzales

Artist Life Dates

1873-1952

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1919

Accession Number

1954/2.35.21

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

american regions

armed conflicts

declaratory and advertising artifacts

events

figures

how we live

identifying artifacts

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

modern and contemporary art

north american

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

text-based art

the americas

war

world wars

Title

The Holland House, from "New York"

Artist

Alvin Coburn

Artist Life Dates

1882-1966

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1910

Accession Number

1983/1.286

Medium and Support

photogravure on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

animals

architecture

locality

mammals

modern and contemporary art

new york

north & central america

objects

people and occupations

streets

the natural world

transportation

united states

urban life

vehicles

Title

Brooklyn Bridge, from a Roof-top, from "New York"

Artist

Alvin Coburn

Artist Life Dates

1882-1966

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1910

Accession Number

1972/1.170

Medium and Support

hand-pulled photogravure on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

architecture

cityscapes

geography

locality

modern and contemporary art

new york

north & central america

objects

the natural world

united states

waterscapes

Title

Windmill and Storm, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Artist

Liliane De Cock

Artist Life Dates

b. 1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1965

Accession Number

1971/2.122

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

architecture

atmospheric effects

business and industry

events

locality

modern and contemporary art

natural events

new mexico

north & central america

people and culture

the natural world

united states

windmills

Title

Church, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico

Artist

Liliane De Cock

Artist Life Dates

b. 1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1964

Accession Number

1971/2.129

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

architecture

atmospheric effects

crosses

locality

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

the natural world

united states

Title

The Arrival of Hendrik Hudson in the Bay of New York, September 12, 1609

Artist

Colton, Zahm and Roberts

Artist Life Dates

established 1898

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1868

Accession Number

1895.85

Medium and Support

chromolithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

geography

locality

new york

north & central america

rivers

ships

united states